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MERF

The Musician’s Emergency Resource Foundation

Serving local musicians since 1982

Need assistance? The first step is to ask.
Here are a few different ways to get the ball rolling:

    • Fill out the form (below)
    • Send an email: help@merfrocks.com
    • In case of emergency, call: 502-727-8873

 

MERF

MERF helps musicians in the Kentucky/Southern Indiana area who’ve had an event and need some help.

For decades we’ve been working to help those musicians who work to provide music and entertainment for you.

Our Mission

Our Mission is to help musicians in need.

Our Vision

We see a world where music are a part of our daily lives. Musicians make that happen. Today, making music is a labor of love where often the musicians who perform for you take home less than the people who serve your food. MERF wants to make sure when hard times fall, we can help those musicians in need.  

The Story of MERF

How We Got Started

In 1982, Louisville, Kentucky area musicians organized a fundraiser to benefit a fellow musician who had been injured in an auto accident. The collaborative event was so successful in drawing upon the community’s support, that the money raised exceeded the musician’s emergency needs. That musician, Marvin Maxwell, established MERF as a way to perpetuate this fellowship between the music community and the community at large.

Where We Are Now

Since then, MERF has provided emergency assistance to Kentuckiana musicians and other entertainment workers for more than three decades, raising over $200,000.00 to fund its mission through annual fundraisers, donations, silent auctions, and sponsorships.

Our Causes

Become a Volunteer Today

Musicians need your help. The Musician’s Emergency Resource Foundation board provides hands-on assistance. Help us help those musicians who create and perform music for you.

 

Join Now

Serving Musicians Since 1982

Musicians

$ Raised

Events

You’ve Raised over $200,000 Helping Musicians in Need.

Get in Touch. Get Involved.

Be a music warrior!

See live music. Help MERF keep musicians going.

Louisville, Kentucky

Call Us: (502) 727-8873

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Need help or have questions? You can use this form to send us a note.